Quotes about Ego
He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.
— Samuel Johnson
The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
— Max Lucado
For what is the self-complacent man but a slave to his own self-praise.
— St. Augustine
Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Man was never meant to be a god, but he is forever trying to deify himself.
— Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.
— Ellen White
A man once said when the legend gets bigger than the man, you've lost the man and you have an unrealistic picture.
— Frank Sinatra Jr.
What could begin to deny self, if there were not something in man different from self?
— William Law
No man is great if he thinks he is.
— Will Rogers
Prosperity inebriates men, so that they take delights in their own merits.
— John Calvin
Conceit is a fog that envelops a man's real character beyond his own recognition. It weakens his native ability and strengthens all his inconsistencies .
— Napoleon Hill
To a small man every greater is an exaggeration.
— Henry David Thoreau